MIC 2023 conference aims at shedding light on a green, digital, and inclusive society.

The annual conference of the Regional Studies Association (RSA), which will take place from 14 to 17 June 2023 in Ljubljana, will address various issues in the field of regional and economic development and planning.

UP FM has received notification of the selection of applications for the co-financing of the Slovenian part of the Hungarian-Slovenian project, where the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH) acts as the lead agency.

One of the most important drivers of economic growth and socio-economic prosperity is research and innovation (R&I). While research plays a key role in a knowledge-based economy, innovation is essential to provide the intellectual capital needed to grow such a system.

UP FM has been notified by Emerald Publishing that Prof. Štefan Bojnec has been awarded this year's Outstanding Reviewer Award 2022.

On 16 June 2022, the 1st meeting of the Alumni Club and other stakeholders of UP FM took place, within which a round table entitled Current economic conditions in Slovenia was organized. Before the start, all participants and guests were addressed by the Dean of UP FM assoc. prof. Tatjana Horvat, and assoc. prof. Armand Faganel, as a representative of the UP FM Alumni Club.

Wiley Publishing House announced that the article by prof. Štefan Bojnec, PhD and co-authors "The Effect of Investment, LFA and Agri-environmental Subsidies on the Components of Total Factor Productivity: The Case of Slovenian Farms" published in the Journal of Agricultural economics is the most cited article in one year.

As part of the activities of the KTT 2.0 project, which is being implemented at UP FM CRPZ, we have - in the last 2 years - held a competition for the best invention of UP and helped two UP researchers to register and protect their inventions.

UP Faculty of Management has been a co-organizer of the EMAN scientific conference for many years. This year's 6th EMAN conference is being held online.

Prof. Tina Vukasović, PhD. was successful in obtaining co-financing from the Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS) for the implementation of a bilateral project of scientific research cooperation between the Republic of Slovenia and the United States of America.